ExCeL London is a convention center by the Thames in what used to be the London docks. Once the busiest port in the world, it is now called Docklands, a regenerative marketing concept from the 1980s. The ExCeL could be anywhere, but it had to be here because it had to go somewhere, and nowhere […]
It’s an old dark joke among Beltway conservatives and libertarians: A friend buys a condo on Capitol Hill or in Clarendon, and you say, “Congrats. But are you worried that Republicans will take over and the government will shrink?” Everyone has a hearty laugh. In the days of DOGE — the Department of Government Efficiency, […]
Like a lovers’ quarrel, Apple TV+’s Valentine’s Day release, The Gorge, is likely to split audiences into two mutually uncomprehending camps. For some, a hugely entertaining first hour will prove worth the price of admission, never mind the film’s outright disaster of a second half. Others, not without justice, will skip the climax and denouement altogether, so obviously […]
As someone deeply concerned about institutional corruption, much has been refreshing about Elon Musk’s merry band of DOGE barbarians laying waste to dubious federal programs and expenditures. Sure, the cuts are mainly symbolic window dressing that don’t particularly affect the government’s dire fiscal trajectory, but it’s the principle of the thing: over the years, endless […]
Do you miss the basketball point-shaving scandals of the 20th century? Well, they are making a comeback, courtesy of the widespread accessibility and normalized gambling culture brought on by mobile gambling apps. The Fresno State Bulldogs basketball team has had a historically bad season, with its longest losing streak, most losses (23 and counting), and […]
Imagine a government where citizens face limited autonomy, strict hierarchies, and personal monitoring by a superior, where a routine is mandated for those on the lower rungs of the social order to follow. In this system, supervisors operate with unchecked power, often issuing arbitrary orders that may change without notice or opportunity for appeal. Subordinates, […]
President Donald Trump owes his political success to many things, his personal skills as an entertainer and a negotiator high among them. But no factor explains the rise of Trump better than the capture of America’s elite institutions by far-left ideology and a resulting decline in public trust. Whether it is in higher education, organized […]
“You look great,” someone said to me last week. “Have you lost weight?” Which is always nice to hear, but it got me thinking. In the first place, I haven’t lost a pound, I assure you. I eat just as much bread as I always have, which is to say all the bread I can […]
It has now been 45 years since the United States men’s hockey team delivered the iconic Miracle on Ice, defeating the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. That game, played on Feb. 22, 1980, has gone down in history as one of the most famous moments in sports. […]
Protectionism is a vibe, not an argument. Its exponents hold a series of positions that are more esthetic than empirical. They don’t like cheap goods. They don’t like the corporate suits whom they imagine to be the beneficiaries of globalization. They do like horny-handed sons of toil in coal mines and steel mills — or, […]
People join the United States military for many different reasons. They may want technical training, a paycheck, college money, or even simple travel and adventure. Others, like my new friend, former Navy Reserve Lt. Mary Kallen, join the military due to nothing more than a deep love of country and a desire to help America. […]
The president is taking on disparate impact liability, the flawed legal doctrine that let bureaucrats impose race-based policies without any evidence of actual discrimination.
